Essay About Prosthetics

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He arrives off the plane from Africa, knowing the United States has the best prosthetics. He wheels in on his wheelchair, huffing and puffing, out of breath from all the pushing he has to do. He is hoping the United States will have the prosthetic he wants. He waits for the doctor to call him in his office. The doctor calls him in and then goes back to get the prosthetic. He waits anxiously for the doctor to come back with the finished product.
No one knows the exact date of when the first prosthetic was made. There has been evidence of two toes belonging to Egyptian Mummies (Berko para. 4). There has also been written evidence that in 500 B.C., a prisoner cut off his foot to escape and his foot was replaced with a wooden foot (Bells para 1). A copper and wooden leg was dug up in 1858 at Capri, Italy and it dates back to 300 B.C (Bells para 1). There has been historical evidence that a general lost his right hand in the Second Punic War, and they made him an iron hand so he could keep fighting (Clements para 5). As you can tell from this evidence, prosthetics were made out of wood, copper, and other metals. They were not nice, but they allowed people just to do everyday things.
Today, prosthetics have significantly advanced. In 1946, there was a major advancement in the attachment of lower limb (Bells para 3). A suction socket was made for above-the-knee prosthesis (Bells para 3). This suction socket was created in Berkeley, California at the University of California (Bells para 3). In 1975, Ysidro M. Martinez invented a below-the-knee prosthesis for himself (Bells para 3). His prosthesis has a high center of mass and is light in weight to facilitate acceleration and deceleration and reduce friction (Bells para ...

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...heat the prosthetic up and push the mold in or out. Once he has the fitting right on the patient, he will then have the patient walk again. This time he will look to see if it is balanced or not. He will also ask the patient if anything fells off to them. He will then toe it in or toe it out to straighten the foot. After this, the prosthetic should be set for the patient, but the patient will still come in for more adjustments if needed.
The prosthetist hands the patient the prosthetic. The patient is in shock at how well it looks. Click, Click, Click. The patient puts on the prosthetic. He stands up, and the prosthetist asks how it feels. The patient says it feels fine. He then starts to walk on it and is amazed at how good it is. He says thanks to the prosthetist and then pushes his wheelchair out the door as he walks out with his new prosthetics on.

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